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| Napoli bow heading for scrapyard | Napoli bow heading for scrapyard |
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| Coastguards have begun towing one half of the stricken cargo ship MSC Napoli from Devon to Belfast for recycling. | |
| The ship, beached off Sidmouth since January, was split in two after a series of explosions last month. | The ship, beached off Sidmouth since January, was split in two after a series of explosions last month. |
| A coastguard tug is expected to take five days to tow the bow section to Belfast's Harland and Wolff shipyard to be broken up. | |
| The stern of the ship and the accommodation block remain grounded about one mile off east Devon. | The stern of the ship and the accommodation block remain grounded about one mile off east Devon. |
| Removal of stern | Removal of stern |
| The ship was split cleanly after a series of explosions carried out by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency and the Ministry of Defence. | The ship was split cleanly after a series of explosions carried out by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency and the Ministry of Defence. |
| The bow will be towed around the Cornish coast to the Irish Sea. | The bow will be towed around the Cornish coast to the Irish Sea. |
| A boom was put in place to stop any spilt oil | |
| Coastguards said they needed a clear five-day weather window for the operation. | Coastguards said they needed a clear five-day weather window for the operation. |
| An MCA spokesman said contracts were now under discussion for the final removal of the stern. | An MCA spokesman said contracts were now under discussion for the final removal of the stern. |
| The salvage operation has cost more than £50m. | The salvage operation has cost more than £50m. |
| The MSC Napoli was damaged in storms while sailing from Antwerp to South Africa. | The MSC Napoli was damaged in storms while sailing from Antwerp to South Africa. |
| The 62,000-ton vessel was carrying about 2,300 containers, of which about 100 went overboard and 58 were washed ashore, leading to a scavenging and looting spree. | The 62,000-ton vessel was carrying about 2,300 containers, of which about 100 went overboard and 58 were washed ashore, leading to a scavenging and looting spree. |
| A large boom was put in position to catch any oil which may have leaked from the vessel. |